Toyota poor paint and bodywork?
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I bought a 06 plate corrola hatchback d4d 2 litre and it had little scuffs etc but over the month it stone chips really easy a bit of cleae laquer has started to peel around the side skirts and one of the side skirts has started to unstick. The cara mechanically sound but i didnt realise how poor toyota is for bodywork and paint?
What can i hse to stick the side skirt back down where its peeling off i can see yellow gunk glue stuff under it a littke at the back and also whats a way to fix the laquer clear bit before it gets worse? The stone chips i know i can get touch up kit from halfords.
What can i hse to stick the side skirt back down where its peeling off i can see yellow gunk glue stuff under it a littke at the back and also whats a way to fix the laquer clear bit before it gets worse? The stone chips i know i can get touch up kit from halfords.
Ben93 said:
I bought a 06 plate corrola hatchback d4d 2 litre and it had little scuffs etc but over the month it stone chips really easy a bit of cleae laquer has started to peel around the side skirts and one of the side skirts has started to unstick. The cara mechanically sound but i didnt realise how poor toyota is for bodywork and paint?
What can i hse to stick the side skirt back down where its peeling off i can see yellow gunk glue stuff under it a littke at the back and also whats a way to fix the laquer clear bit before it gets worse? The stone chips i know i can get touch up kit from halfords.
Can I just point out the car is 10-11 years old ,just what did you expect ?What can i hse to stick the side skirt back down where its peeling off i can see yellow gunk glue stuff under it a littke at the back and also whats a way to fix the laquer clear bit before it gets worse? The stone chips i know i can get touch up kit from halfords.
It sounds like your car has previously had some (bad) paint/bodywork repairs that involved the side skirts being taken off.
It's very rare for original lacquer to peel - and thinking about it logically if the original paint had always of chipped as easily as your saying it is now, then there probably wouldn't be any paint left on it.
I'm afraid to say what you're describing could quite possibly the result of DIY repairs during its 10 or 11 year life - rather than a Toyota 'fault'.
As someone has already said the peeling lacquer should be looked at by a professional ..... but be warned .... if I'm correct that it has had a previous (bad) repair then the whole extent of that repair will probably need removing and re-doing to ensure it doesn't start peeling somewhere else.
It's very rare for original lacquer to peel - and thinking about it logically if the original paint had always of chipped as easily as your saying it is now, then there probably wouldn't be any paint left on it.
I'm afraid to say what you're describing could quite possibly the result of DIY repairs during its 10 or 11 year life - rather than a Toyota 'fault'.
As someone has already said the peeling lacquer should be looked at by a professional ..... but be warned .... if I'm correct that it has had a previous (bad) repair then the whole extent of that repair will probably need removing and re-doing to ensure it doesn't start peeling somewhere else.
Yeah upon closer inspection it looks like its had a poor diy attempt at it 2 previous women owners on car. (hence the scuffs on rear as they obviously didnt know where the car ended).
I have also managed to aquire a small dent that someones done amd not said amything not 100 percent sure I can pull it out its around the flimsy bit near wheel arch. *sigh* might as well try and sell it on soon and buy something newer.
I have also managed to aquire a small dent that someones done amd not said amything not 100 percent sure I can pull it out its around the flimsy bit near wheel arch. *sigh* might as well try and sell it on soon and buy something newer.
Squiggs said:
It sounds like your car has previously had some (bad) paint/bodywork repairs that involved the side skirts being taken off.
It's very rare for original lacquer to peel - and thinking about it logically if the original paint had always of chipped as easily as your saying it is now, then there probably wouldn't be any paint left on it.
I'm afraid to say what you're describing could quite possibly the result of DIY repairs during its 10 or 11 year life - rather than a Toyota 'fault'.
As someone has already said the peeling lacquer should be looked at by a professional ..... but be warned .... if I'm correct that it has had a previous (bad) repair then the whole extent of that repair will probably need removing and re-doing to ensure it doesn't start peeling somewhere else.
👍👍👍It's very rare for original lacquer to peel - and thinking about it logically if the original paint had always of chipped as easily as your saying it is now, then there probably wouldn't be any paint left on it.
I'm afraid to say what you're describing could quite possibly the result of DIY repairs during its 10 or 11 year life - rather than a Toyota 'fault'.
As someone has already said the peeling lacquer should be looked at by a professional ..... but be warned .... if I'm correct that it has had a previous (bad) repair then the whole extent of that repair will probably need removing and re-doing to ensure it doesn't start peeling somewhere else.
Excellent response
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